Law Blog - Michael de Broglio Attorney

Let us know of the practical problems they are encountering with the prosecution of claims under the Amendment Act and new Regulations. For example, the cost and/or the difficulty in getting either Form 1 medical reports or severe injury reports (Form 4) completed and/or requests by the RAF for “interrogations” and/or rejection of claims (Form 1 or Form 4) as not being in substantial compliance and/or rejection of lodgements for any reason, including being lodged at the “wrong” office.

Let us have any points or issues that they consider relevant that have not been raised in the papers so far.

Keep us advised of any developments in their own cases for clients under the Amendment Act and new Regulations which may have an impact on the application.

Posted by Michael de Broglio on Sunday 18-Oct-09

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Comments

Dewald Schepers said...

on Tuesday 10-Nov-09 07:13 AM

Our firm lodged various claims under the Amendment Act since September 2008. No acknowledgements have been received or correspondence from the fund. What would be the next step to be followed by our offices as claimants are enquiring asto progress and no summonses can be issued anylonger with the Amendment Act.

Liesl Davis said...

on Tuesday 03-Nov-09 10:51 AM

Our firm lodged claims under the amendment act without the RAF4 forms. We received further enquiries from the fund, which we replied to that we await their response as to who is qualified to complete the said forms. No reply. We also issued summons in some of these matters and received special pleas of non-compliance. What do we do now??

Pieter Labuschagne said...

on Monday 19-Oct-09 12:43 PM

We have encountered the exact same problems with our claims lodged under the Amendment Act. It seems that none of the claims were actually allocated to Claims Handlers.
It could be that the RAF is also awaiting the outcome of the Constitutional challenge, or maybe they are just being their old incompetent selves.

Les Kobrin said...

on Sunday 18-Oct-09 05:59 PM

Our firm lodged a Claim under the Amendment Act. Efforts to ascertain who the Claims Handler is was first met with s denial that the Claim had been losged. When we submitted proof of Lodgment we were told all claims under the Amendment Act were sent to Head Office. Enquiries there have yeilded a reply to the effect that we will receive a communication from the Claims Handler. No further communication has been received. It would seem that the Fund Employees do not know how to deal with claims under the Amendment Act.